Matthew Elmslie

I think this was the first modern Christmas song I ever really liked. If so, it probably started the process that changed me from someone who listened to Christmas music when it was on to someone who was actually interested in it.

And, you know how you can like a song for a while, and listen to it a lot, but then get kind of sick of it and don’t want to hear it so much anymore? Like, you still kinda like it, but now you want to like it without listening to it all the time? That didn’t happen to me with this song. It still works.

Remain standing for Elton John and “Step Into Christmas.” The admission, I hasten to remind you, is free.

#25: Sleigh Ride
#24: Huron Carol
#23: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/Count Your Blessings/We Wish You a Merry Christmas
#22: The Twelve Days of Christmas
#21: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
#20: Fuck Christmas
#19: Jingle Bell Rock
#18: What’s This? & Making Christmas
#17: Oi! To the World
#16: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
#15: Blue Christmas
#14: Christmas in Hollis
#13: We Need a Little Christmas
#12: Marshmallow World
#11: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing